The Missouri Valley Football Conference is once again the home of the FCS football champ.
No. 2 seed North Dakota State won its sixth FCS national championship in seven years with a 17-13 victory over top-seeded defending champion James Madison on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 19,090 in Frisco, Texas.
It was North Dakota State’s 14th football national championship since 1965 and tied the FCS record of six national titles held by Georgia Southern. The Bison finished their season 14-1 overall.
Junior quarterback Easton Stick, named the game’s Most Outstanding Player, completed 13 of 22 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown in his first championship game start after leading the Bison through the semifinals with eight straight wins as a freshman in 2015.
